California Access Program

The Federal Lands Access Program (Access Program) provides funds for work on public highways, roads, bridges, trails, and transit systems that are located on, are adjacent to, or provide access to Federal Lands. These facilities must be owned or maintained by a state, county, town, township, tribe, municipal, or local government. This program is a new program, being created under Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21). This program places emphasis on projects that provide access to high-use recreation sites or Federal economic generators.

Administering the Program

Central Federal Lands Highway Division (CFLHD) works with each of the states under its jurisdiction to develop each state's Programming Decisions Committee (PDC). The PDC is responsible for prioritizing the program of projects for each state's Access Program. The PDC will establish project selection criteria and administer calls for projects.

Call for Projects

The California Access Program 2014 Call For Projects is now closed. The California Programming Decisions Committee (PDC) will be meeting at the end of March to determine the short-list of potential projects. Applications accepted into the California Federal Lands Access Program short-list of potential projects will be sent a notification letter via email containing further instructions by April 10, 2015.

Resurfacing, Restoration, and Rehabilitation of Paradise, Gibraltar, and Stagecoach Roads

Los Padres NF

Marin County

Sir Francis Drake Boulevard Reconstruction

Point Reyes National Seashore

Inyo County

Whitney Portal Road Reconstruction Project

Inyo NF, BLM

NOTE: Projects are shown in no particular order.

In addition to those projects prioritized for funding under the California Federal Lands Access Program through the Call for Projects, the PDC in California has approved the following remaining "legacy" projects for inclusion in the Federal Lands Access Program. These projects received significant Federal investment in the past and the PDC agreed to transition the remaining portion of these projects into the Access Program.